| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1966 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 33929 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 66 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Fred Arbanas 3 pass from Len Dawson (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Chris Burford 18 pass from Bert Coan (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Garrett 7 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 36 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Mercer 19 FG | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Mercer 8 FG | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Mercer 47 FG | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Mike Garrett 61 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 3 | 37 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Nemiah Wilson 100 kickoff return (Gary Kroner kick) | 10 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Breitenstein |
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 72 | ROG | Jerry Sturm |
| 74 | ROT | Lee Bernet |
| 88 | TE | Al Denson |
| 10 | QB | John McCormick |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Danny LaRose |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 65 | RDT | George Tarasovic |
| 81 | RDE | Max Leetzow |
| 50 | LLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 55 | MLB | Archie Matsos |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 46 | LS | John Griffin |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 43 | RCB | Bob Richardson |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Chris Burford |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 66 | C | Wayne Frazier |
| 60 | ROG | Al Reynolds |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 23 | HB | Bert Coan |
| 89 | FL | Otis Taylor |
| 32 | FB | Curtis McClinton |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 82 | LDT | Ed Lothamer |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 85 | RDE | Chuck Hurston |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 55 | RLB | E.J. Holub |
| 18 | LCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 22 | RCB | Willie Mitchell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bert Coan | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 57 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 61t | 2 |
| Curtis McClinton | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 1 | 136 | 4.7 | 42 | 0 | 36.0 | ||
| Tobin Rote | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 28 | 4.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 0 | 123 | 6.2 | 55 | 1 | 90.2 | ||
| Pete Beathard | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 26 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 | 70.8 | ||
| Bert Coan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Al Denson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 55 | 0 |
| Chris Burford | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Fred Arbanas | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Bert Coan | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Curtis McClinton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Bobby Hunt | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Bobby Ply | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 196 | 49.0 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Mike Garrett | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Goldie Sellers | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Nemiah Wilson | 2 | 122 | 61.0 | 100t | 1 | |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
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